[Elecraft] Off Topic: Manhattan Style Construction

[Robert Tellefsen]

Hi Lee

Well, there are several ways to do Manhattan construction.
You can use a punch to make circular pads, or you can use
a nibbling tool to get small rectangular pads.  I glue mine
down to a surface with Crazy glue.

Components can be mounted vertically or horizontally,
depending on what you are doing.  With vertical mounting,
one lead is very short, soldered directly to its pad.  The other
lead then is bent over and comes down to the other pad.
This works well with resistors, diodes, small molded chokes,
etc.  For disc caps or other components with the leads coming
out of the same side, standing the component up with both
leads out the bottom seems to be best.  Due to layout needs,
sometimes one component will be horizontal, and another
will be vertical, straddling the horizontal part.

Ground connections can be soldered directly to the conductive
substrate, whatever you use.

I have mostly built preamps using Manhattan style building.
I like to build each stage on its own small substrate of PC
material.  I can easily test them before installing them in
an Altoids can.  Great little project boxes :-)  I have
one preamp of three stages, each with its own substrate,
with the substrates soldered to the Altoids can for a
secure ground.

Hope this gives you a few ideas, Lee.  We haven't covered
all of it here, but this should give you some starting ideas.

Good luck and 73
Bob N6WG
The Little Station with Attitude
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee Buller" <k0wa at swbell.net>
To: "Elecraft Reflector" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 6:29 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] Off Topic: Manhattan Style Construction


>
>
> Sorry for the off topic question, but I am looking for information on tips
and tricks to Manhattan Style Construction.  There was a great article
published on the net several years ago, but it seems to have disappeared.
Anyone have information or where I can get information about this style of
construction?
>
> Lee Buller - K0WA
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>
>
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